Sand box and ball-field marker



S. WILLIAMS SAND BOX AND BALL FIELD MARKER Filed June 12. 1929 Jul 1,1930.

iivl! INVENTOR ATTORNEY JZez/emlh'ams Patented July 1, 1930 res PAT TSTEVE WILLIAMS, OF SUGARITE, MEXICO a .sAnn ox AND BALL-FIELD MARKERApplication filed me 12,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices forsanding tracks, marking baseball diamonds; tennis courts and the like. T

An object of the invention contemplates the provision and arrangement ofa housing.

Another object of'the invention contem plates a discharge member for thereceptacle. An additional object of the invention em- 10 bodies a guidefor the discharge member to prevent displacement of the same from therails of a track.- r p v More specifically stated the discharge 'membermay be so shaped as to facilitate its'e'mployment as a scraper forremoving ice-and other matter from rails.

With the above and other objects in View,

the invention further consists of the, following novel features anddetails of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal 5 sectional view taken throu hthe dischar e member and illustrative of the provision and mounting ofwheels upon the discharge member when it is desired to employ the deviceupon baseball diamonds and tennis courts to mark the outline thereof andthe bounds therefor.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the discharge member,

Referring to the drawing in detall wherein like characters of-referencedenote corresponding-parts; the invention as illustrated in blank formin Figure 5 of the drawing primarily resides in'the provision ofaplate', designated as atlO, and which forms the bottom wall of areceptacle tobe 'opposed side edges ofanjopening 24 inthe 1929. Serialno. 370,415.

formulated in amanner to be better understood in the further descriptionof the invention; The sidewalls or panels 11 and 12 are bent upwardlyfrom the side edges of the'bottom plateiand disposed in parallelism asevidenced from the illustration ofmy invention in Figure 3o'f thedrawing. The rear wall 14: for the; housing is distorted in the mannersuggested for the side walls 11 and 12 but which in addition thereto isprovided with a series of spaced openings 15 vertically arrangedadjacentthe ends thereof to accommodate fastening elements in the nature ofrivets 16 passed through the aperturesof ears 17 carried upon therearmost ends of the side wall portions 11 and 12.-

The forward end wall 18. is carried upon the foremost end of the sidewall 12 and bent therefrom at rightangles thereto and across the forwardend of the receptacle. Tabs 19, carried by and arranged at spacedintervals upon the lower or underside edge of'the front wall 18, arerightangularly disposed thereon and projected within the interior of thereceptacle to overlie the adjacent surface 1'5 portions of the bottom10. I

The meeting portionslof the tabs 19 and the bottom wall 10 areapertured'after the -manner of theears- 17 to accommodate fastenings 20. 50

The discharge member, as mentioned in the foregoing comprisesanelongated strip,

such as indicated at 21, and which is proj'ected outwardly as acontinuation ofthe forward edge of the bottom wall 1O. Side 5 flanges22, rightangularly disposed and upstanding from the strip 21, areadapted for connection at their innermost sides with ears 23 struck andbendably distortedfrom the front wall 18-between the tabs 19.'

The forward or protruding end of" the channel as defined by the strip 21and side flanges 22 therefor ispartially closed by an end wall 25 bentupwardly fromj'the for- 12- wardend of the strip whereas areverselydisposed wall portion 26 is in turn bent from i the uppermost end wal125to dispose the opposed side edges thereof in closed proxj ity to theadjacent faces of the side flanges 22 if V as shown in-Figures1,'6 and7of the drawing. That portion of the channel, aforementioned, betweenthe wall portion 26 and 26 carried by and outstanding from the sideflanges 22 in oppositely disposed relation thereon are adaptedforreceptionwithin channel or grooved portions 27 upon the side edges ofthe cover plate27- and to pro vide a slide mounting therefor. V

h and of U-shape formation, is inverted for reception within the channeldefined by thestrip 21 and side flanges 22 therefor and to allowforsliding movement of the cover plate, whereby the channel may becompletely enclosed. is f The extremities 28 of the side fiangesi22 I apro'jectingin parallelism from the'endwall of the-strip 21, are extendedupon'the op-' posedsidesof the ball of a'rail for railway 3U rollingstock wherebythe'discharge memher, in its entirety, will be held againstwobbling' motion-A vlip 29, struck from and v 1 obliquely disposedfromthe strip 21, de-

fines a discharge; port 30 by means of which the content's of thereceptacle passing spread by the'lip 29 precedent to subsequentdischarge upon-the upper side and ball of arail. In the event it isdesirous to employ the present. invention'for other purposes, such as,for; marking courts for tennis, fields for soccer and football, base- 7ball diamonds and'the like, it is necessaryto elevate the ,end wall;v ofthe discharge surface 10f therfield and to this end,.I employ an axle 31having wheels 32 journal'ed upon the outermost. ends thereof and betweenwhich lime "orother'mate'rial of a distinm 800 feet in length. 1 v

-' If desired, handles may be provided upon he outersurf-aces of- Eth'efront-and end walls of the receptacle tocarryj the device from place toplace orl'supporft samewhile An insert,,indicated generally as at 28-through thechannel willlbe deflected and vmember'for an appreciableheight from the guishing color' from the surface of the field willsandjaj-piece of track approximating operative use. In order that thesand and lime may be protected from the elements and to relievecondensation and lumping of the material, the upper portion of thereceptacle is. closed by a covering, designated -The particulardisposition of the wall 2 "portion 26 will also permit same to slideover the joints-of the rails'irrespective of the width of the gaptherebetween. The

skipper or wall portion 26 may be also used wl1ich extendstherein fromthe outer side of the forward end Wall 18 for an appreciabledistancebeneath thevadjacent end of fthejcoverplate 27 spaced from theend wall, 7

parallelism from opposite sides of theopening and which materially coactwith the lip 29 in the dispensing ofthe receptacle contacts in themanner desired.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand iminor details of construction, and theright is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly. fall within the scopeof the appendedclaims. p Having thus described is claimed is z r the invention, what 1.A tracksander comprising a receptacle having handles at-the endsthereof, a discharge member of channel formation ex-' .ten-o led fromone end of the receptacle and having communication withthe interior"thereof,-and a lip struck and obliquely disposed from thebottomwall ofthe discharge member to spread the contents of the receptacle over theball of a rail. V

2. A tracksander of the character'described comprising a receptaclehaving handles at-the ends thereof, a discharge member ofchannel'formation carried by and having communication with the interiorthereof, wall portions formed upon the outermost end of thedischargermember and extended for anappreciable portion of its length, acasing for the discharge member extending between the wall portions andsaid receptacle, and guide portions formed upon the side walls of thedischarge member beyond the wall portions toprevent wobbling of thedischarge member upon the head of a rail.

3. A track sander of the character described comprising a receptaclehaving handles. at the ends thereof, a discharge member of channelformation carried by and having communication with the interior thereof,wall portions formedupon the outermost end of the discharge member v andextended for an appreciable portion of its length, a casing for thedischarge member extending between the wall portions and saidreceptacle, guide portions formed upon the side walls of the'dischargemember beyond the wall portions to prevent wobbling of the dischargemember upon the head of a rail, and a lip struck from the bottom wall ofthe discharge member at an inclination to effectively spread thecontents of the receptacle as discharged across the head of a rail.

4. A track sander of the character described comprising. a receptaclehaving handles at the ends thereof, a discharge member of channelformation carried by and having communication with the interior thereof,wall portions formed upon the' outermost end of the discharge member andextended for an appreciable portion of its length, a casing for thedischarge member

